Recent content by RonnieBBrewer

I love making cyser. Just curious if you would be generous enough to share your recipe (procedures) for making a NA cyser? Thanks

I love making cyser. Just curious if you would be generous enough to share your recipe (procedures) for making a NA cyser? Thanks

Thanks, I think that's what I'll do. Do you think I should use the same yeast (Yeast 1028) that I fermented with or some US-05? I have some 05 in the fridge.

I have a 5 gallon batch of bourbon ale that sat in a secondary for almost a month now. I will be adding oak cubes which have been soaking in 100 proof Wild Scotsman Scotch Malt Whisky for 4 weeks. I plan on tasting it after each month until I feel it's right for bottling. Question is...I...

Just wondered, what kind of paint stirrer did you use? I have a 'painted' stirrer I have use on my last 3 batches with no problem. But I've noticed some spots on the attachment that looks like the paint has chipped. :( Now I'm paranoid and I've tried looking for some stainless steel...

Wasn't that. I always poor some of the hot wort into the bottle and swish it around a little and dump it back in. Plus I warm it up so that it will pour a lot easier.

I always tip the kettle. It must not of been thoroughly mixed. Thanks everyone for your comments! I understand this a little better now.

I checked the hydrometer. It's off by .002 to the negative @60*. With the correction that calculates to a little over 1.039. I guess I'll have to live that. All the measurements came out to 5 gal in the fermenting bucket on the nose. The only thing I can figure is maybe the couple of cups...

I boiled 3 gal down to 2.5 added to 2.5 gal water. I've done this with the previous 5 batches I've done and hit my OG each time. Only difference with this beer from the others is the others were stouts, Old Irish Ale, Dry Rye Roggenbier and a Bourbon Barrel Old Ale, beers that were much more...

I took the gravity reading in the bucket. The wort was at 70*, yeah I forgot I did get that reading calculated to 1.0373. And I need to check the hydrometer, it was brand new (those things break easily!) and I didn't think about checking it out in 60* water. Thanks again.

The expected gravity for the kit is 1.042 - 1.046. Mine was 1.036. This was after cooling before pitching the yeast. A little late for DME. After reading some online blogs, I now see I should take a preboil gravity reading something never mention in any of the kits I've done. I guess...

I'm a newbie to brewing. I just brewed my 5th batch (extract) and for the first time, I missed my projected OG. I've purchased BeerSmith 2 from reading that you can adjust your boil time or add DME in the final boil to get the OG you need. Supposedly, when you purchase BeerSmith, it's in the...

I just purchased BeerSmith 2. I can't find the option that changes the view from 'normal' to 'classic brewsheet', where do you find it?